American film producer
Larry A. Thompson (born August 1, 1944)
[1] is a Hollywood film producer, personal manager, book packager, lawyer, author, motivational speaker, and candidate for United States Congress.
Early life and education
Thompson was born in
Clarksdale, Mississippi , to Angelo and Anne (maiden name, Tuminello) Thompson.
[1] He graduated from the
University of Mississippi with a
Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1968.
[2]
Career
Thompson started his entertainment-industry career as in-house counsel for
Capitol Records . He was the youngest lawyer working for the label and negotiated separate contracts for each of the
Beatles when the group broke up.
[3] By the 1970s, he was a founding partner in the entertainment law firm of Thompson, Shankman, Bond and Moss. For five years, he packaged movie and television projects and represented the careers of many prominent actors and performers. He also orchestrated the $300-million-dollar merger of
Harrah's and
Holiday Inn .
[4]
When the law partnership was dissolved, Thompson created the Larry A. Thompson Organization, a company devoted to film production and the personal management of talent.
[4]
Thompson and fellow lawyers
Harry E. Sloan and Larry Kuppin subsequently purchased
New World Pictures from
Roger Corman for $16.5 million
[4] and immediately took the company public.
[4] He sold his New World equity position in 1983
[4] and refocused his attention to independent film production and talent management. He received the Vision Award in 1993.
[5]
[6]
Talent management
Thompson and his company have managed over 200 artists including
Drew Barrymore ,
Jason Bateman ,
Justine Bateman ,
Linda Blair ,
Robert Blake ,
Bruce Boxleitner ,
Delta Burke ,
Cindy Crawford ,
William Devane ,
Donna Dixon ,
Shannen Doherty ,
Linda Evans ,
Steve Guttenberg ,
Merle Haggard ,
Scott Hamilton ,
Mariska Hargitay ,
David Hasselhoff ,
Iman ,
Sally Kellerman ,
Donna Mills ,
Tatum O'Neal ,
Richard Pryor ,
Joan Rivers ,
Melissa Rivers ,
William Shatner ,
Sonny & Cher ,
Tori Spelling ,
Alan Thicke ,
Cicely Tyson , and
Barry White .
[4]
[7]
Productions
Thompson's productions include:
Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (air date August 17, 2008) on
Lifetime Movie Network , was the highest-rated two-hour movie in that network's 10-year history.
[8] In 2009, the movie garnered six
Imagen Awards nominations, of which it won two: one for Best Primetime Television Program and the other for Best Actor/Television – Hector Bustamante.
[9]
Amish Grace (air date March 28, 2010), based on the true story of the 2006
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, schoolhouse shooting , premiered on Lifetime Movie Network and became the
highest-rated original movie on that network.
[10]
Liz & Dick (air date November 28, 2012) is a Lifetime Television movie
[11] starring
Lindsay Lohan and
Grant Bowler , directed by Lloyd Kramer, and written by
Christopher Monger , which chronicles the love story of
Elizabeth Taylor and
Richard Burton .
[12] It drew an audience of 3.5 million people and has been nominated for two
Emmys , one each for hairstyling and makeup.
[13]
Thompson produced William Shatner's one-man show on Broadway, entitled Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It... ,
[14] which ran at
The Music Box in New York from February 16 – March 4, 2012 and toured North America. The December 8, 2012 performance was filmed for a broadcast release.
[15]
In 2013, Thompson began developing a project about the life of
Oprah Winfrey , based on
Kitty Kelley 's
Oprah: A Biography .
[16]
[17]
In April 2013, Thompson optioned the screenplay Missing Mona Lisa, written by Mark Hudelson, "a slightly romanticized telling of the fact-based story" of how
Vincenzo Peruggia stole
Leonardo da Vinci 's masterpiece,
Mona Lisa , from the
Louvre in 1913.
[18]
Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas stars
Loni Anderson ,
Morgan Fairchild ,
Linda Gray ,
Donna Mills ,
Nicollette Sheridan ,
Travis Burns , and
Taylor Ann Thompson . (Air date December 2, 2023) on
Lifetime (TV network) .
Book packager
Thompson is also a book packager. He has developed books with
Joan Rivers , including a series of murder mystery novels titled The Red Carpet Murder Mysteries ,
[19]
[20]
Motivational speaker
He is also a motivational speaker.
[4]
[21]
U.S. Congressional Candidate
Thompson is currently running for
United States Congress in
California's 32nd congressional district .
[22]
[23]
[24] as a Republican. He has been unanimously endorsed by the
California Republican Party
[25] and the Los Angeles County Republican Party.
[26]
[27] Thompson has also been endorsed by: the Ventura County Republican Party,
[28] the
American Independent Party ,
[29]
California College Republicans ,
[30] Los Angeles County Young Republicans,
[31] and California Young Republicans,
[32] as well as by
Brock Pierce , Chairman of the
Bitcoin Foundation
[33]
[34]
[35] and Perianne Boring, Founder & CEO of the
Chamber of Digital Commerce .
[36]
[37] The Primary Election is March 5, 2024. The General Election is November 5, 2024. Thompson ran for
United States Congress in
California's 37th congressional district as an Independent in 2020.
[38]
[39]
[40]
[41]
Personal life
As of early 2013, Thompson, his wife Kelly, their daughter
Taylor , and son Trevor live in
Beverly Hills, California .
[42]
Accolades
Board affiliations
As of 2014, Thompson serves on the Advisory Boards of
Paulist Productions ,
[61] The
Delta Blues Museum , and Good News Communications.
[62]
Credits
TV-movies
Movies
Television series
Television specials and pilots
Books
References
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